What is the difference between the and /* text */ comments? Are they both the same thing or is there a difference in function?

CodePudding user response：

Yes, they're almost the same thing. However, we use <!--text--> in HTML and use /*text*/ in CSS, JavaScript and many others.

CodePudding user response：

/* comments are used in C like languages.

<!-- comments are used in html / xml like languages.

If the language you are considering uses one or both, as long as the language recognizes it as a comment, there's probably not a difference.

The only reason to choose one or the other when designing a language is to for consistency within the language or to avoid syntax constructs that would be better used for something else.

CodePudding user response：

Same thing just depends on the language you are writing code in. Use a code editor like VS code to automatically write comments in whatever detected language by a simple shortcut instead of memorizing.